[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 48825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17578]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec Services, LLC, as a
Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of AmSpec Services, LLC,
as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
AmSpec Services, LLC, has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain
petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain
petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of
January 20, 2016.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of AmSpec
Services, LLC, as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on
January 20, 2016. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled
for January 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Approved Gauger and Accredited
Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite
1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202-344-1060.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec Services, LLC, 1836 Miller Cut
Off Rd., La Porte, TX 77571, has been approved to gauge petroleum and
certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain
petroleum products for customs purposes, in accordance with the
provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13. AmSpec Services, LLC is
approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain
petroleum products from the American Petroleum Institute (API):
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API chapters Title
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3................................. Tank Gauging.
7................................. Temperature Determination.
8................................. Sampling.
11................................ Physical Properties.
12................................ Calculations.
17................................ Maritime Measurement.
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AmSpec Services, LLC is accredited for the following laboratory
analysis procedures and methods for petroleum and certain petroleum
products set forth by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Laboratory
Methods (CBPL) and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):
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CBPL No. ASTM Title
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27-01.................. D287................... Standard Test Method
for API Gravity of
Crude Petroleum and
Petroleum Products.
27-03.................. D4006.................. Standard Test Method
for Water in Crude
Oil by Distillation.
27-04.................. D95.................... Standard Test Method
for Water in
Petroleum Products
and Bituminous
Materials by
Distillation.
27-05.................. D4928.................. Standard Test Method
for Water in Crude
Oils by Coulometric
Karl Fischer
Titration.
27-06.................. D473................... Standard Test Method
for Sediment in Crude
Oils and Fuel Oils by
the Extraction
Method.
27-11.................. D445................... Standard Test Method
for Kinematic
Viscosity of
Transparent and
Opaque Liquids.
27-13.................. D4294.................. Standard Test Method
for Sulfur in
Petroleum and
Petroleum Products by
Energy-Dispersive X-
ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-48.................. D4052.................. Standard Test Method
for Density and
Relative Density of
Liquids by Digital
Density Meter.
27-50.................. D93.................... Standard Test Methods
for Flash-Point by
Pensky-Martens Closed
Cup Tester.
27-54.................. D1796.................. Standard Test Method
for Water and
Sediment in Fuel Oils
by the Centrifuge
Method.
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Anyone wishing to employ this entity to conduct laboratory analyses
and gauger services should request and receive written assurances from
the entity that it is accredited or approved by the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to conduct the specific test or gauger service
requested. Alternatively, inquiries regarding the specific test or
gauger service this entity is accredited or approved to perform may be
directed to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection by calling (202)
344-1060. The inquiry may also be sent to [email protected].
Please reference the Web site listed below for a complete listing of
CBP approved gaugers and accredited laboratories.
http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories
Dated: July 6, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-17578 Filed 7-25-16; 8:45 am]
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